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(11) | EP 1 479 356 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Heating device for dental material |
| (57) A heating device into which a compule of dental material can be inserted to elevate
the temperature of the dental material to above ambient temperature prior to clinical
use having a base for housing a heating element, a temperature control mechanism for
controlling the temperature of the heating element, a power connection for electrically
connecting the temperature control mechanism to a source of power and a heating receptacle
removably mounted on the base. The heating receptacle comprises a heating tray composed
of a conductive material and an upstanding section extending from the heating tray
and having a heating chamber open to the atmosphere which is adapted to receive one
end of a conventional dispenser in which the compule of dental material is stored
for raising the temperature of said dental material in said compule to an elevated
temperature. |